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SubjectRe: linux on nt.
On Tue, 18 Feb 1997, B. James Phillippe wrote:

> Anyone consider the feasability of running NT as a Linux process?
> Assuming this wasn't sick and insane and there was adequate documentation,
> would there be a (unavoidable) technical limitation?

Hmmm. if you managed this, you could give your NT "box" a different IP
address to your Linux "box" and bring up NT programs on your X server over
the network, if you got the relevant software for turning NT progs into X
clients.

More seriously; the networking code is working OK for dosemu (apparently),
and dosemu will run Windows 3.1. It shouldn't be overwhelmingly difficult
to establish an IP connection between the DOS and Linux sides.

What if a display driver for X were to be written for Win3.1 - would there
be a huge problem with running Win3.1 in a dosemu, using an X server to
display? It'd be a damn sight simpler than wine, wouldn't it?


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